When is Easter Monday?
In 2026, Easter Monday falls on Monday, April 13, 2026. It is classified here as a Serbian public holiday.
History of Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday extends the celebration beyond Easter Sunday, giving families time for visiting, shared meals and the less formal social side of the feast. In many homes the decorated eggs, seasonal food and Easter greetings continue through the Monday.
Serbia’s holiday law makes this the final non-working day in an Easter break that begins on Good Friday. The movable date follows Orthodox Easter, not the Western Easter calculation, so the Monday can fall on a different week from Easter Monday in neighbouring countries.
The Monday after Orthodox Easter is the law’s ‘second day of Easter’ and the fourth, final date in the nationwide non-working period. It is a fixed part of the movable feast rather than compensation for Sunday. No further transfer follows from the religious holiday rule. Public administration and many workplaces close, while transport, tourism, healthcare and other necessary operations publish separate schedules. Employees from other Christian communities have corresponding Easter leave according to their own ecclesiastical calendar rather than this Orthodox date.
How Easter Monday is observed
A nationwide non-working religious holiday on the Monday after Orthodox Easter, concluding Serbia’s statutory four-day Easter break for ordinary workplaces.
Traditions of Easter Monday
Continuing family visits
Relatives who celebrated separately on Sunday use Easter Monday for reciprocal visits, shared food and renewed Easter greetings.
Pobusani associations
Communities distinguish this second Easter day from later memorial customs, while church life continues the Bright Week celebration.
Spring outings
Families use the final statutory day for walks, countryside meals or travel home before ordinary Serbian schedules resume.
Dates and observance rules are checked against the official Serbian government holiday guidance. Religious leave, school calendars and private-employer schedules may differ from the general public-holiday calendar.
History sources: Ministry of Labour: state and religious holidays of Serbia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: public and other holidays in Serbia, National Bank of Serbia: annual non-working days and commemorations, Government of Serbia: Orthodox Easter greeting.
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